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(11) EP 3 354 207 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.11.2018 Bulletin 2018/47

(43) Date of publication A2:
01.08.2018 Bulletin 2018/31

(21) Application number: 18154121.0

(22) Date of filing: 30.01.2018
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 17/068(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 31.01.2017 US 201762452398 P
12.12.2017 US 201715838669

(71) Applicant: Covidien LP
Mansfield, MA 02048 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • FISCHVOGT, Gregory
    Denver, Colorado 80202 (US)
  • SNIFFIN, Kevin
    Roxbury, Connecticut 06783 (US)
  • BEAULIEU, Kevin
    Belchertown, Massachusetts 01007 (US)
  • LAIRD, Brian
    Granby, Connecticut 06035 (US)

(74) Representative: Maschio, Antonio 
Maschio & Soames IP Limited 30 Carlton Crescent
Southampton SO15 2EW
Southampton SO15 2EW (GB)

   


(54) SURGICAL FASTENER DEVICES WITH GEOMETRIC TUBES


(57) An end effector for a surgical fastening device includes a fastener and a tube defining a longitudinal axis. The tube includes an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface defines a lumen that extends along the longitudinal axis. The tube defines depressions that may be arranged helically about the tube along the longitudinal axis. The end effector may include one or more ribs extending along the tube.







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